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![]() On Bloodhorse....sounds intriging!!
Breeders' Cup and some of the top racetracks in the country have repackaged major stakes for 2007 in the hope of promoting the World Championships. The scheme includes guaranteed berths in the Breeders' Cup for horses that win stakes on six big-event days in the summer and early fall. Here's the schedule announced Oct. 31: July 28 at Saratoga (televised on ABC from 4-6 p.m. Eastern) Whitney Handicap (Classic Division) Go For Wand Stakes (Distaff Division) Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (Sprint Division) Diana Handicap (Filly & Mare Turf Division) Aug. 11 at Arlington Park (ESPN2 from 4-6 p.m. Eastern) Arlington Million (Turf Division) Secretariat Stakes (Turf Division) Beverly D. Stakes (Filly & Mare Turf) Aug. 19 at Del Mar (ESPN2 from 7-8 p.m. Eastern) Pacific Classic (Classic Division) Pat O'Brien Handicap (Sprint Division) Del Mar Mile (Mile Division) Sept. 30 at Belmont Park (ESPN from 4-6 p.m. Eastern) Jockey Club Gold Cup (Classic Division) Goodwood Handicap from Oak Tree at Santa Anita (Classic Division) Beldame Stakes (Distaff Division) Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (Turf Division) Vosburgh Stakes (Sprint Division) Oct. 6 at Keeneland (ESPN from 4-6 p.m. Eastern) First Lady Stakes (Filly & Mare Turf Division) Shadwell Turf Mile (Mile Division) Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (Juvenile Division) Champagne Stakes from Belmont (Juvenile Division) Phoenix Stakes (Sprint Division) Oct. 7 at Oak Tree at Santa Anita (ESPN2 from 5-7 p.m. Eastern) Ancient Title Handicap (Sprint Division) Lady's Secret Handicap (Distaff Division) Juddmonte Spinster Stakes from Keeneland (Distaff Division) Oak Tree Mile (Mile Division) |